About EMPs and Preparations Recently one of the issues we discussed on our Facebook page was about the effects of and preparations to be made for an EMPs. What we determine for sure was that none of us really knows what it would be like, exactly how to survive it, nor how to adequately prepare …
Will You Recognize the Warning Signs? How many times do we see news reports of disasters hitting unprepared populated areas? Too often, even once storm warnings and evacuation recommendations have been issued. These people more often than not, ignored the warning signs that disaster was headed their way. Would you have recognized the danger you …
Grow A Camouflaged Food Forest The public food forest is popping up in urban areas all over the western world. Why not plant your own in your corner of the world? Not only are they incredibly easy to upkeep but can be easily camouflaged to prevent uninvited human grazers. There is an art to planting …
Who Will Become Frenemies After the SHTF? Frenemies, we all have them. Know it or not! They are a little easier to pick out of the herd these days. With social media, cell phones, texts, and cameras on every device we have, someone somewhere posts or records just about every word said. But what about …
Animal or Human? Specialized Shoes Leave Them Guessing! They are intended to be art. Made by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre, clay sculptures attached to old shoes. Kind of urban funk. His creations could fool the best of us! I think the fun would be watching urban neighbors realize there are bear or even just deer …
Talking About Martial Law I hear a lot about martial law. Mainly rumors. Most of us have never experienced it first hand. We hear about it from a friend of a friend who has been there done that. I know those stories take on a life of their own. So I have wondered just what …
Prepping Your Bug Out Location as a Geographical Battlespace It really doesn’t matter if it is your bug out location or your bug in location. You will want to do the very best you can at protecting that space. Your life depends upon it. As normal people we often don’t think of these spaces as …
Why Some Preppers Are Going Public We all have our own reasons for prepping. Some of us have our reasons for doing so privately and they tend to be in the majority. Opsec is an important part of being prepared. So why are so many now choosing to go public? Bloggers and aggregators alike are …
Unarmed Self Defense Facing facts, the chances of you becoming unarmed or being unarmed by force or by situation during a chaotic time is a real possibility. If you are sent to a government building for assistance, find yourself in a FEMA camp, on the side lines of your child’s school football game or even …
Test Your Defensive Tactics Knowledge There are some key board warriors whose answer to every question asked regarding survival is “kill it” “shoot it” etc. The majority of homesteaders and preppers are more concerned with their abilities to protect themselves and their groups and aren’t planning to attack anyone. So, to the majority of us …
